Patients' and physicians' characteristics associated with the purchase of benzodiazepines by older primary care patients in Israel.

This study evaluated patients' and physicians' characteristics associated with the purchase of benzodiazepines by older primary care patients in Israel. The analytic sample consists of those 6,421 patients age 65 and older. We used multi-level analysis with whether or not benzodiazepines were purchased at least once between June 2005 and 2007 as an outcome.

Disparities in antidepressant adherence in primary care: report from Israel.

Objectives: To evaluate patient and physician characteristics associated with the purchase of antidepressant medication for at least 6 months.

Study Design And Methods: Clalit Health Services is the largest managed care health fund in Israel, a country that uses a universal healthcare system. We randomly sampled 30,000 primary care patients over the age of 22 years.

Characteristics associated with purchasing antidepressant or antianxiety medications through primary care in Israel.

Objectives: This study analyzed the role of patient and physician characteristics associated with the purchase of antidepressant or antianxiety medications in Israel, a country that has a universal health care system.

Methods: A national sample of 30,000 primary care patients over the age of 22 was randomly drawn from the registry of the largest health care fund in Israel. Data concerning medication purchase between January and December 2006 were extracted.